Funded Projects
MSc Career Exploration Scholarship (JST)
Gbahoungbola, Hessede Modoukpe
Justus Liebig University (JLU) Giessen, Prof. Dr. Michael Frei / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Sam BodjrenouTopic: Justus Liebig University (JLU) Giessen, Prof. Dr. Michael Frei / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Sam Bodjrenou
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Beninese
Saiyed, Ahana Imtiyaz
University of Freiburg, Dr. Anna Saave / IFPRI, Dr. Muzna AlviTopic: Valuing and Prioritizing Ecosystem Services: A Discrete Choice Analysis Across Social Groups in Mawlynnong Village, Meghalaya (India)
Country of operation: India
Nationality: Indian
Satyal, Prajwal
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Manfred Zeller / ILRI, Dr. Nils TeufelTopic: Enhancing buffalo health and productivity for smallholder dairy
farmers in Nepal: an evaluation of village livestock promoters' training programs and business practices, under the 'Sapling Bhaisi' initiative
Country of operation: Nepal
Nationality: Indian
Valbuena Rincón, Nicolás
University of Hohenheim, Jun.-Prof. Arndt Feuerbacher / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), PhD Mayesse da SilvaTopic: Socio-economic feasibility evaluation of Agriphotovoltaic systems in Colombia
Country of operation: Colombia
Nationality: Colombian
Musita, Consolata
Justus Liebig University (JLU) Giessen, Prof. Dr. Gudrun Keding / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Céline TermoteTopic: Integrating nutrition education into food system interventions to improve dietary diversity of women and children 6-23 months in informal settlements in Kisumu, Kenya
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Kenyan
Vikram, Vrindaja
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Regina Birner / IFPRI, Dr. Muzna Alvi/ Dr. Thomas FalkTopic: Understanding Behavioral Change Towards Agroecological Transition
in Madhya Pradesh, India
Country of operation: India
Nationality: Indian
Martinez, Emerson
HFT Stuttgart, Prof. Dr. Michael Mommert/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Carlos Eduardo NavarroTopic: Characterizing Corn Growth Phases from UAV and Satellite Data in Guatemala
Country of operation: Guatemala
Nationality: Nicaraguan
Buitrago Rueda, Juliana
University of Marburg, Prof. Dr. Björn Vollan/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Louis VerchotTopic: Mechanisms to empower communities: Citizen Juries bridging urban proposals with real needs in Caquetá, Colombia
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Colombian
Alvarez Ramirez, Javier
University of Marburg, Prof. Dr. Björn Vollan/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Louis VerchotTopic: Complex Systems Approach and Feedback Loops in Citizen Juries: A Novel Perspective for Analyzing Collective Deliberation and Decision-Making
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Colombian
Bonaya, Halkano Galma
University of Göttingen, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Kaufmann/ ILRI, Alessandra Galiè, PhDTopic: Analysis of pastoral information system for rangeland resource governance and monitoring among Borana and Rendille
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Kenyan
Calle Jurado, Kely Johana
University of Marburg, Prof. Dr. Björn Vollan/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Louis VerchotTopic: A strategy for sustainable transition in production systems in Caquetá, Colombia.
Country of operation: Colombia
Nationality: Colombian
Segueda, Wendkouni Sylviane
Technical University Munich, Prof. Dr. Mariana Rufino/ INERA, Dr. Souleymane OuedraogoTopic: In vivo Digestibility of fodder grown in Burkina Faso
Country of operation: Burkina Faso
Nationality: Burkinabe
Ait Haji, Rihab
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Thomas Berger/ ICARDA, Dr. Charles KleinermannTopic: WEFE NEXUS - Agro-Ecology and CGIAR Cap Dev South-South and Triangle Cooperation program: Synergies between the NATAE Project and the WEFE Nexus for Sustainable Development
Country of operation: Morocco
Nationality: Morrocan
García Conejero, Elena
University of Marburg, Prof. Dr. Björn Vollan / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Louis VerchotTopic: The Dynamics of Citizen Juries on the Future of Food Systems in Caquetá, Colombia
Country of operation: Colombia
Nationality: Spanish
Olanipon, Damilola Grace
Technical University Munich, Prof. Dr. Mohsen Zare / IITA, Prof. Michael T. AbbertonTopic: Ecological Relevance of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi to Rhizosphere Hydrophobicity in the Plant-Soil System of African Major Crops under Drought Condition
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Nigerian
Apaza Sucapuca, Malena
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIP, Dr. Hannele Lindqvist-KreuzeTopic: Characterizing salinity hormesis of sweetpotato biomass
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Peruvian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Johanna Volk
Jansen, Judith Ariane
University of Marburg, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Bonacker/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Louis VerchotTopic: The Dynamics of Citizen Juries on the Future of Food Systems in Caquetá, Colombia
Country of operation: Colombia
Nationality: German
Odongo, Nicanor Obiero
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof Dr. Ramona Teuber / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Irmgard JordanTopic: Vulnerable urban and rural food environments and consumer perception of safe and nutritious food: a cross-sectional study in Kenya
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Kenyan
Schäfer, Robert
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Regina Birner / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Eric KahnTopic: Securing coffee's future through breeding innovaton? - An analysis of Ugandan and Colombian coffee seed systems
Country of operation: Uganda, Colombia
Nationality: German
Tophof, Franz Benedikt
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Andreas Gattinger / ILRI, Prof. Dr. Anthony Whitbread and WWF, Dr. William NelsonTopic: Harnessing Diversity: The Impact of Local Markets on Promoting Diverse Foods and Dietary Diversity
Country of operation: Kenya
Nationality: German
McKinney, Sierra Quinn
Technical University of Munich, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mutez / IRRI, Dr. Amelia HenryTopic: Drought response mechanisms of Oryza sativa L.: investigating root hair densities and root xylem embolism
Country of operation: Philippines
Nationality: Canadian
Koyyada, Dayasagar
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIP, Dr. Ebna RahamanTopic: Genotypic responses of sweet potato to water and nutrient managements in saline fields
Country of operation: Bangladesh
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Johanna Volk
Aule, Alex Eeman
Humboldt University Berlin and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Dagmar Mithoefer and Prof. Dr. Gudrun Keding/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Irmgard JordanTopic: Agro-ecological Approaches for fruit and Vegetable Production Systems: Opportunities and Boundaries in Turkana County, Kenya
Country of operation: Germany
Nationality: Kenyan
Heid, Annabelle Sophie
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Michael Frei/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Boaz Waswa, Dr. Michael KinyuaTopic: Effect of foliar applications of a seaweed-extract on drought resistance of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) using different cropping systems
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: German
Krishnan Sathyabama, Keerthana Sri
Georg-August-University of Göttingen/ DITSL, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Kaufmann / ILRI, Dr. Alessandra GalièTopic: Pastoral women’s information needs and gaps related to livestock production and marketing: integrating role-
play as a tool to elucidate tacit knowledge
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: Indian
Mathangi, Prem Sagar
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carlos RoblesTopic: Genotype x Environment interaction on leaf properties and pigment composition in tropical bread wheat
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Gollapudi, Lalitha
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carlos RoblesTopic: Effect of drought stress conditions on leaf pigment composition in spring wheat
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
De Souza Barboza, Igor Felipe
Dresden University of Technology, Dr. Jude Kimengsi / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Bernando Caldas de OliveiraTopic: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence and its Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: A Decade of Lessons Learned.
Country of Operation: Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Link to Final report
Ostrower, Lara Leonie
Humboldt University Berlin (ZALF), PD Dr. Stefan Sieber / WorldFish, Dr. Mark DuboisTopic: Urban-Rural Migration and the Implication on Aquatic Food Systems in Cambodia”
Country of Operation: Cambodia
Nationality: German
In cooperation with PhD scholar Carla Baldivieso
Caldera Montero, José Alfredo
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carolina Rivera-AmadoTopic: The role of spikes in wheat adaptation to short-term heat waves.
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Mexican
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Link to Final report
Ochieng, Reagan Otieno
Humboldt University Berlin, Prof. Dr. Dagmar Mithoefer / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Chris KettlerTopic: Analyzing Charcoal Value Chains in the Changing Landscape of Turkana, NW Kenya.
Country of operation: Kenya
Nationality: Kenyan
Link to Final report
Márquez Olea, Iza Margot
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Carlos RoblesTopic: Root:shoot growth analysis to assess physiological effects on radiation use efficiency in wheat
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Mexican
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Link to Final report
Masser, Chiara
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Dr. Eleonore Heil/ The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Irmgard JordanTopic: How food safety perception of consumers and farmers influences dietary behaviors in rural vs. urban regions in Kenya: a mixed-methods study
Country of Operation: Kenya
Nationality: German
Link to Final Report
Bock, Simon
Technical University of Munich, Dr. Philipp Menning / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Alejandra ArceTopic: From cocoa plantations and degraded soils in the tropics to fruit-rich food forests with agroecology: Cropping system for smallholder
Country of operation: Peru
Nationality: German
Pedinedi Jerald, Jane Cypriyana
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIP, Dr. María AndradeTopic: The effect of potassium fertilizer on the physiological and morphological response of field-grown sweet potato to salinity stress
Country of Operation: Mozambique
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Johanna Volk
Link to final report
Thankachan, Deena
University of Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch / CIMMYT, Dr. Francisco PintoTopic: Genotype x Environment interaction on leaf properties and pigment composition in tropical bread wheat
Country of Operation: Mexico
Nationality: Indian
In cooperation with PhD Scholar Geckem Dambo
Link to Final Report
Negash Bedada, Tadesse
Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Prof. Dr. Bruno Glaser / ICRAF, Dr. Aster GebrekirstosTopic: GC-MS Evaluation of Phytochemical Constituents in Medicinal Plants Selected by Traditional Healers in Dinsho District, Southeatern Ethiopia
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Ethiopian
Link to Final Report
Wanyonyi, Tabitha Nekesa
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Prof. Dr. Jan Siemens / The Alliance (Bioversity and CIAT), Dr. Stéphanie JaquetTopic: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics of Ingerated Animal-Plant-Agricultural Ecosystems of Different Land Use Intensities
Country of Operation: Germany
Nationality: Kenyan
Link to Final Report